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EP3777552 - PET FOOD, GRANULAR PET FOOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PET FOOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.07.2024
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.10.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Unicharm Corporation
182 Shimobun
Kinsei-cho
Shikokuchuo-shi, Ehime 799-0111 / JP
[2021/07]
Inventor(s)01 / NGUYEN Thi Yen Minh
c/o Unicharm Corporation, Pet foods R&D
Department, 9-67, Kita-Itami
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0831 / JP
02 / USUI Munehiro
c/o Unicharm Corporation, Pet foods R&D
Department, 9-67, Kita-Itami
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0831 / JP
03 / SAWADA Waka
c/o Unicharm Corporation, Pet foods R&D
Department, 9-67, Kita-Itami
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0831 / JP
04 / SHIOTA Masaki
c/o Unicharm Corporation, Pet foods R&D
Department, 9-67, Kita-Itami
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0831 / JP
05 / NOBATA Tadatoshi
c/o Unicharm Corporation, Pet foods R&D
Department, 9-67, Kita-Itami
Itami-shi, Hyogo 664-0831 / JP
 [2021/07]
Representative(s)Dolleymores
9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0JU / GB
[2021/07]
Application number, filing date18919074.726.06.2018
[2021/07]
WO2018JP24189
Priority number, dateJP2018009646818.05.2018         Original published format: JP 2018096468
[2021/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019220652
Date:21.11.2019
Language:JA
[2019/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3777552
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.11.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:A23K50/40, A23K40/10, A23K50/42, A23K40/30
[2021/23]
CPC:
A23K50/42 (EP); A23K20/158 (US); A23K20/147 (US);
A23K40/10 (EP); A23K40/30 (EP,US); A23K50/40 (US);
Y02P60/87 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/07]A23K50/40
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2021/07]
TitleGerman:HAUSTIERFUTTER, GRANULIERTES HAUSTIERFUTTER UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON HAUSTIERFUTTER[2021/07]
English:PET FOOD, GRANULAR PET FOOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PET FOOD[2021/07]
French:ALIMENT POUR ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE, ALIMENT GRANULAIRE POUR ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'ALIMENT POUR ANIMAUX DE COMPAGNIE[2021/07]
Entry into regional phase12.11.2020Translation filed 
12.11.2020National basic fee paid 
12.11.2020Search fee paid 
12.11.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
12.11.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.11.2020Examination requested  [2021/07]
08.12.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
13.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4822626  (SPANIER HENRY C [US], et al);
 [XI]US2011027419  (SUNVOLD GREGORY DEAN [US], et al);
 [XI]US2013295227  (TER HAAR ROBBERT H [US], et al);
 [XI]EP2941965  (DOX AL ITALIA SPA [IT]);
 [XI]US2016302450  (ALBRECHT JACOB JOHN [US], et al)
International search[XY]JPS6240161B  (MARS, INCORPORATED) [X] 1-5, 8-10, 12, 14 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, paragraphs [0044]-[0046], [0057], fig. 1 * [Y] 3;
 [Y]JPS641719B  (NISSHOKU SHOJI KK) [Y] 3 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, paragraphs [0012]-[0016] (Family: none) *;
 [X]JP3108851U  (INABA SHOKUHIN CO., LTD.) [X] 1, 2, 4, 5 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, paragraphs [0006], [0012], fig. 3 (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2005538715  (MARS, INCORPORATED) [X] 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, paragraphs [0016], [0017], [0026], fig. 3 * [Y] 3;
 [XY]JP3821759B  (HOTEI FOOS CORP KK) [X] 1, 2, 4-6, 11, 12, 14, 15 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, claim 1, paragraphs [0026]-[0032] (Family: none) * [Y] 3;
 [XY]JP2015008706  (UNI CHARM CORP, et al) [X] 1, 2, 4, 5, 13- 15 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, claims 13, 15, paragraphs [0049], [0056], [0060], fig. 2 * [Y] 3;
 [X]JP2015502750  (NESTEC SA) [X] 1, 2, 4, 5 * , entire text, all drawings, particularly, claim 34, paragraph [0044], fig. 3 *;
 [A]JP5861970B  (UNI CHARM CORPORATION) [A] 2, 3 * , entire text, all drawings *;
 [A]US2018035645  (QIU SHAODONG [CN]) [A] 2, 3* , entire text, all drawings, particularly, paragraph [0019] *
by applicantJP4689932B
 JP2018096468
    - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 5th Edition, Mark Morris Associates, (20140000), pages 209 - 215
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